Huh? Fox Loses Mind With Bizarre NFL Promos

Okay, while we are guessing the intent of FOX Sports's bizarre run of NFL promos lately is to see what might catch on in go viral, folks, they are just plain weird.

For some reason, the promo department decided that dressing up lead announce team Joe Buck and Troy Aikman as actors in a bad Spanish language video would be cool.

Or at least funny....

This is neither.

The only thing we could compare it with would be the god-awful creepy Burger King spots from a few years ago.

Not that FOX has to worry, bad promos or not, people will watch because after all, it's the NFL.

But in the interest of credibility, we might suggest having the top-flight talent do something just slightly more legit than this.

You can do better. All of you involved...

Here's the video in question:

Do Not Mispronounce Brian Orakpo's Name...

((HT: Awful Announcing/CSN Washington))

Apparently, Dick Stockton and Ronde Barber kept referring to the Redskins linebacker as "Orap-ko..."

Which did not go over well postgame...


Okay, the HQ considers itself warned, then...

FOSG Saved By Peanut

((HT: NFL on FOX))

There are those times where being a sideline reporter could or should carry a Surgeon General's Warning...

Like this incident today at the Bears game...


The HQ would like to thank Charles Tillman for saving Laura from getting run over...

Carry on...

Pam Oliver Shakes It Off...

((HT: NFL on FOX/jeffallen71 via Instagram))

This happened pre-game to Fox sideline reporter Pam Oliver before the New York Giants-Indianapolis Colts game...



For the record, it was Chandler Harnish who through the wild pass, not Oliver Luck, Bert Jones, or Marty Domres...

Looks like she shook it off very well...
Carry on...

BREAKING: Pat Summerall Passes At 82

The Dallas Morning News is reporting that broadcasting and play-by-play legend Pat Summerall has passed at the age of 82.

Summerall worked a record 16 Super Bowls on TV- the first five as an analyst. He worked for CBS from 1961 to 1993 then became the signature voice for the NFL on Fox when their programming started in 1994.. He moved with the NFL from CBS to Fox in 1994.

He worked with John Madden at CBS and Fox for 21 seasons.

His smooth, non-intrusive but highly informative style became a template for a lot of broadcasters and stil is to this day...

More when we know more...
But, in the interim, here's some of what made Summerall great...